Droopy Black Hills spruce?
V Carr (6b/MO)
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Comments (16)I know....so I just corrected myself a little. I am quite sure it gets to pH 7 locally BTW. I just can't measure everywhere. Anyway: found out Picea glauca will tolerate pH 8 and variety densate 4.0 to 7.5... Glauca can tolerate clay and to top it of: they are happy in Sunshine zone 1 to 6, I live in 4. Just a final question: what I have very very rarely seen is any spruce actually reproducing in clay. They can grow there, but I have seen no reproduction. Over here they do so in moss and sandyloams. Does Glauca reproduce on clay?? And my question remains: how well does this variety do comapared to Alberta spruce??? Thanks!...See MoreBlack Hills Spruce 'Densata' Autopsy
Comments (5)Not enough supporting root structure left. Especially for a 6 ft. conifer. It happens all the time. 90% was left in the ground you got the remaining 10%. Bad dig. They will usually look healthy at first and maybe put on a touch of growth but the kiss of death was there when it was planted. In this case it didn't matter how high or low the root flare was planted. You should have returned it before the year was up. Always inspect B&B very carefully. Make sure the root ball is adequate. Broken root balls are always a bad sign. This happens from poor handling by taking them off the truck and dropping them to the ground. Always a kiss of death when that occurs. Always buy them in the spring when freshly dug. Those sitting around all summer won't survive unless they have been potted up to keep root ball moist. Sorry about your loss. Hopefully better luck next time. Dave...See MoreAre Black Hills spruces really blue?
Comments (15)Thanks salicaceae! I also love Austrian pines and had/have about 8 of them, but they are all dying. I think its called diplodia blight?? That's really too bad. Wherever I drive anywhere around this area, they're all dying. At Home depot this spring, they were selling beautiful ones for $10 each (about 2' tall and very healthy looking). Too bad they're all going to die. :( Anyhow.......thanks for helping me i.d. these black hills spruce trees. I'm down to pretty much just buying white pine, Black Hills and Norways these days. Is there some easy way to differentiate these from Colorado blue spruce? Thanks!...See Moreblack walnuts and black hills spruce
Comments (3)I had a avery healthy little Black Hills Spruce which succumbed to the nearby Black Walnut Juglone within 2 years of planting. . . But a nearby Norway Spruce shot up big and tall, as soon as I cut down the maple that shaded it...in the same location where the black Hills spruce died. I am thinking of getting more of these Norway Spruce. It's a very pretty pine. I researched the trees I could plant and my 3 year old Arborvitae, Canadian Hemlock Pines and Pagoda Dogwoods are thriving in the dappled sun/shade of 2 Black Walnuts....See Morestuartlawrence (7b L.I. NY)
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